The Adelaide Metro 4000 class, also referred to as A-City trains,[3] are electric multiple unit trains built by Bombardier Transportation (later Alstom)[a][1] in Dandenong, Victoria for the electrified Adelaide rail network. They are the only class of operational electric trains in South Australia,[4] running services on the Gawler, Seaford and Flinders lines.

History

In the 2008/09 State Budget, it was announced that five out of six of Adelaide's railway lines were to be electrified commencing with the Noarlunga and Gawler lines. This was to have resulted in 58 of the 3000/3100 class railcars being converted to electric operation with the remaining 12 to be retained as diesels for operation on the Belair line.[5][6][7] The electrification was scaled back and Bombardier Transportation was awarded a contract to build 22 three-carriage trains for the Adelaide rail network in 2011 instead. [8][9][10] The first of these trains were delivered in July 2013, and entered service on 23 February 2014 on the Seaford and Tonsley (now Flinders) lines.[11][12][13][14][15] The last entered service in October 2015.[16][17] Their design shared similarities to the V/Line VLocity and Transperth B-series trains, also built by Bombardier.[3]

When they were ordered, it was proposed that the Gawler line would be electrified, which would allow the trains to access Adelaide Metro's Dry Creek depot. However, before they were delivered, that project was temporarily cancelled. Whilst light maintenance was performed at their primary stabling point at Seaford Meadows, heavy maintenance needed to occur at Dry Creek. When required, each train was hauled there from Adelaide station by a pair of 3000 class railcars. This movement was ceased once the Gawler line was electrified in 2022.[18]

In June 2019, a further 12 train sets were ordered for the Gawler line electrification, the first of which was delivered in mid-late 2021 and entered service on 4 March 2022.[19] The latter were built by Alstom.


The horn of a 4000 class train

Note

  1. ^ a b Bombardier Transportation was acquired by Alstom on 29 January 2021, during construction of the second batch of A-City trains. This entire batch was delivered by Alstom.

References

  1. ^ a b "Alstom in Australia and New Zealand". Alstom. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022. Electric Multiple Units for Adelaide
  2. ^ "Business Unit Bogies - Product Portfolio Presentation" (PDF). Bombardier Transportation. January 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Adelaide A-City EMU" (PDF). 14 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Adelaide's A-City EMU Surburban Trains" Railway Digest December 2014 pages 44/45
  5. ^ "Adelaide rail electrification and tram extension" Railway Digest August 2008 page 18
  6. ^ More standing room on trains Adelaide Advertiser 24 September 2008
  7. ^ Budget 2008/09 Archived 4 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Government of South Australia
  8. ^ "Bombardier preferred supplier for Adelaide's electric trains" Railway Digest January 2011 page 6
  9. ^ "Bombardier Wins Contract to Supply 25 kV Railcars for Adelaide, Australia". Bombardier Transportation. 31 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011.
  10. ^ "Bombardier scores Adelaide rail contract". Rail Express. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  11. ^ Hyde, Ben (14 July 2013). "First of 22 Bombardier electric trains to arrive in Adelaide this week". Adelaide Advertiser. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Bombardier delivers on train contract". Dandenong Star Community. 25 July 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  13. ^ "Adelaide's new A-City Class 4000 class electric trains have arrived!". Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014.
  14. ^ "The Seaford line is now electrified". Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 3 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Seaford Rail Extension opens for business" Railway Digest April 2014 page 16
  16. ^ "Bombardier Complete $220 Million Project for South Australia". South East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance. 19 October 2015. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018.
  17. ^ "Bombardier completes Adelaide EMU project" Track & Signal January 2016 page 82
  18. ^ "$615m Gawler electrification deal signed". Rail Express. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  19. ^ "Adelaide A-City fleet expansion". Metro Report International. 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_Metro_A-City_4000_Class
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